Category: IndyCar

On SPEED News Sunday, Dario Franchitti said the IRL "mandated" wheel bearings are not up to the job, and he will sit out until they do something about it. There … Read More

UPDATE #4 A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, If it turns out to be true that GM might stay in the IRL but with the Pontiac brand rather than the Chevy … Read More

UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. The people at Honda Performance Development provided Bryan Herta with what they call the latest iteration of the current engine specification for … Read More

UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' see Hot News item announcing Foyt's switch to Chevy from Toyota. 08/07/05 This rumor is increased to 'strong' based on this report … Read More

UPDATE #3 According to SPEED's Robin Miller, he says this rumor is true that Penske will dump Toyota one year early and switch to Chevy in 2006 to keep Chevy … Read More

In September Scott Pruett is scheduled to test a Target Chip Ganassi IndyCar at Watkins Glen for a race there later in the month. Daytona Beach News Journal

Next year's Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg could open the Indy Racing League season, Indianapolis Motor Speedway vice president of communications Fred Nation confirmed Saturday. St. Petersburg's race was … Read More

UPDATE It is becoming apparent that the delay in the IRL schedule is because not all the race contracts are signed. According to the Forth Worth Press Telegram, Texas Motor … Read More

Obviously, Darren Manning is the scapegoat for the freefall and disaster that has become Target/Chip Ganassi Racing in the IRL. With nearly $3 million worth of wrecked equipment, Ganassi sacked … Read More

Marco Andretti ran his first laps in an Indy car on Tuesday at Michigan. He is expected to move up to the Indy Cars in 2006. He will make his … Read More

Banging those concrete walls in an Indy Car, regardless of the SAFER Barrier is bad for ones health, both physical and mental. There are a litany of IRL drivers that … Read More

Sunday's crowd was estimated at 35,000 in Michigan. . . . Enge, who fractured bones in his back in an accident two weeks ago in Nashville, Tenn., is expected to … Read More

UPDATE #4 Racing fans have spoken: Open wheel racing is just spinning its wheels. There seems little doubt that the Indy Racing League has worn out its welcome in the … Read More

A number of IRL drivers are worried how they are going to get paid once all the engine manufacturer money dries up. Many of them have contacted Champ Car teams … Read More

The IRL is “close to reaching" a deal to return to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in ‘06, but the race “no longer will be the event immediately after the Indianapolis … Read More

Darren Manning told Autosport-Atlas, "I've just got to wave goodbye to my Ganassi endeavors and move on. Somebody will probably fill that seat and if they don't I was told … Read More

According to Chris Economaki in this week's NSSN, "Panther Racing co-owner John Barnes tells us — despite sponsor Pennzoil backing away — expansion is under consideration. Adding a Champ Car … Read More

Not having to use driving skill in the 100% throttle world of IRL racing, it appears the reflexes and road racing skills get dumbed down from non-use. Chris Economaki reports … Read More